BLOGS: Where a fat kid writes about songs he likes happens

Today, I come to you saying that I feel like a total fat kid.

Last night I made dinner: stuffed chicken breast and a twice-baked potato. Sounds like a good enough meal, and that's because it was. But then the next 24 hours happened.

I baked eight cookies. Ate four of them as late-night snacks and then four of them for brunch. Bartolo Colon might say that's the breakfast of champions, but everyone and their momma would disagree. Then for lunch (because four cookies really aren't filling) I ate something called an "Angry Whopper" which must mean I am supposed to be upset that I spent $5 on a value meal that included wimpy fries and a larger-than-normal Coca-Cola.

That's when I realized a few signs that noted change that didn't involve a presidential campaign.

"Used to be large. Now medium."

"Used to be medium. Now small."

Um, is this Burger King's version of a fat joke? I wonder if I'm the only person disturbed by this trend. Maybe I should have gotten a diet.

Did I mention that I am warming up the oven to bake more cookies as we speak?

So I've been working out my iPod Touch like it was nobody's business.

Here are 10 songs that have been burning up my personal charts and the reasons why.

1. Love Story, Taylor Swift. OK, I'll admit that Taylor Swift is a very attractive young lady. Maybe it's the part of me that swoons over cute, blond country singers but there is something catchy about this tune. I'm not sure what it is, but when I find out, I'll let ya know.
2. Punch Drunk Love, Common. One of the really outstandingly good songs from Common's UMC album. Kinda laid back flow with a Kanye hook and a smooth beat. I'm kinda punch drunk love myself. At this rate, I'm getting boozed up rather quickly.
3. Comfortable, Lil' Wayne feat. Babyface. On paper, a track with Lil' Wayne and Babyface seems as if it is destined for disaster. It wasn't. This will be a common theme as laid-back hip-hop jams are my sh*t these days. "If you don't love me, somebody else will." Damn, I wish Babyface would just drop an album full of love songs to spawn a generation of soulful babies.
4. Amazing, Paranoid, RoboCop; Kanye West. OK, three for the price of one. I'm really feeling Kanye's 808s efforts and when these three songs hit you back-to-back-to-back, your heart softens and your mind goes back to a time where you were recovering from heartbreak. I can't complain about three A-plus efforts from 'Ye.
5. One Headlight, The Wallflowers. When I was younger, I felt as if the 'Flowers should have been better. But I guess every song can't be 'Headlight' material. Just something about the tone of the singer and just the song itself that keeps me coming back for a repeat showing.
6. Marco Polo, Bow Wow & Soulja Boy. This song has been my guilty pleasure track since it debuted in the basement during "The Winter of Frost." To be honest, I shouldn't like this song because it's just plain bad. No lyrical content and half-assed punchlines. But the hypnotizing beat makes up for what it lacks in substance.
7. Radio, Musiq Soulchild. This song is puzzling. It's a few years too late as it should have been released during the Atlanta Snap-Rap craze. But this track is a different look for Musiq, but I just want to know where is my "Just Friends," "Half Crazy," "Teach Me," or "B.U.D.D.Y." look?
8. Jizz In My Pants, The Lonely Island. Flat-out funny. No explanation needed.
9. Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye. Did you know that Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching? Well, if you didn't then now you know. Marvin Gaye songs make life better. That's it.
10. Bennie and the Jets, Elton John. I never knew who did this song and I never knew its name until I saw it in a movie once. That's when I learned reading the end of movie credits can be useful.

Well, that's it for now. I hope this blog was worth reading because I'm not sure it was worth writing.